20th Fighter Wing, US Air Force

20TH FIGHTER WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 20 Fighter Wing on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Redesignated as: 20 Fighter-Bomber Wing on 20 January 1950; 20 Tactical Fighter Wing on 8 July 1958; 20 Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991. Trained to maintain proficiency as a tactical fighter unit, 1947-1950. Provided P-51 training for Turkish officers, February-April 1948. Wing headquarters not operational, 25 April-10 October 1951. Moved to England in May 1952 with a mission of maintaining proficiency for tactical operations with conventional and nuclear weapons in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in the European area. Conducted tactical exercises and firepower demonstrations. Operated from RAF Greenham Common, England, 29 April-17 August 1976. Added electronic combat mission in 1983. Participated in numerous tactical and electronic countermeasure exercises at many operating locations with other USAF and Allied organizations. Deployed aircraft and personnel to Southwest Asia and Turkey providing tactical and electronic combat operations against Iraq, 17 January-28 February 1991. Won the 1991 Gunsmoke tactical gunnery competition in the F-111 category. Relieved of electronic combat mission on 1 July 1992. Moved without personnel and equipment from England to South Carolina on 1 January 1994, inheriting the personnel and equipment of the 363 Fighter Wing. Took part in training exercises and deployed squadrons periodically to Southwest Asia on rotation to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq during the 1990s. In 1999, wing elements took part in the Air War over Serbia (Yugoslavia). Provided and sustained combat-ready air forces, 2000-.

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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 18 December 1934 for Group and 31 October 1951 for Wing; updated on 24 July 1995.

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